Every time in the past I have attempted to conform to the ideal of what someone else expected of me I failed and they stayed miserable and unfulfilled with their unreasonable and impossible expectations.

Every time in the past I have attempted to conform to the ideal of what
someone else expected of me I failed and they stayed miserable and unfulfilled
with their unreasonable and impossible expectations.

Every time I did something someone said I should do so I could be more like them,
I failed myself and did not satisfy their desires.

Every time I was naturally myself, my female self,
 I was appreciated, admired, adored and loved.

5-30-2020
Sarah Wilson Stillwell